Full week sign-ups only
Recommend ages 5+ to ski, 7+ to snowboard.
Group sizes vary depending on age and ability.
September/October holidays - $449.00
Please note: No discounts can be used in conjunction with each other or with any other discount/ promotion code.
School Holiday Programs offering a great environment for children 5-16 years to learn and progress in the world of snow sports
Skiing and snowboarding has never been so popular, and the school holidays are the perfect time to introduce kids (5-16 years) to snow sports. Let them gain confidence and learn new skills in a safe, friendly and encouraging environment while under the guidance of Snowplanet's friendly Ski & Board School.
Children are placed into groups depending on age, skill level and choice of skiing/snowboarding. This way Snowplanet can ensure faster and more efficient learning. Not only will your kids have a great time, but they will meet other budding young athletes too.
Holiday program cost includes: 2 hour lesson each day (including Snow Pass), Rental Equipment (skis/snowboard, boots and helmet) and a small snack each day.
For more information www.snowplanet.co.nz
If you have signed up for this program please take time to read our letter to participants here
Cancellation Policy
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Show your child how much fun the snow can be. Have fun together by getting them involved and making use of Snowplanet's great child-friendly tobogganing.
Winter Wonderland Snow Fun and Tubing is a 1-hour pass and heaps of fun!!!
Artz on Show run performing arts workshops in North Auckland, Auckland CBD, East Auckland, Franklin and Hamilton every school holidays for children aged 5 - 15 years.
The workshops increase self-confidence and self-esteem in their students, by focusing on all areas of the performing arts arena, in a fun and educational environment. Find out more About Us.
Workshops encourage students to participate in all facets of the arts with professional facilitators on board at all times.
To ensure variety to all students, we offer a range of the following disciplines each Workshop which are related to the theme including drama, theatre arts, art, dance, presentation, team building and vocals.
To find out more check out our Disciplines explanations.
Check out great fun in our previous workshops!!
Experience LEGO® like never before with Bricks 4 Kidz STEAM Holiday Programme! It’s a FUN and EDUCATIONAL way for children aged 5 to 13 to spend their school holiday!
Students get to explore real-world Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths through an engaging and exciting hands-on STEAM experience!
Get ready to embark on an action-packed adventure where creativity meets competition! During the Bricks4Kidz Olympics, young builders will step into the world of sports and teamwork, channeling their energy and imagination into a week filled with exciting LEGO®-based challenges.
From racing against the clock in the Team Tournament to making a splash in Aqua Adventures, and from the thrilling excitement of Kick, Bounce, and Score to the grand finale at the Spectacular Showdown, each day offers a unique opportunity to explore new skills, compete with friends, and most importantly, have loads of fun!
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Get ready for a week where hands-on STEAM learning sets the stage for building key abilities! Inspired by blockbuster movies, we’re focusing on the essential skills kids need to be empowered and future ready.
Each day, we’ll spotlight a crucial skill for thriving in an AI-driven world, like creativity, innovation, imagination, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and social awareness. With engaging activities and LEGO® challenges, your child will develop these skills while having a blast. Join us for an exciting adventure that mixes meaningful learning with creativity and fun!
Single-Day Registration: $89 / Day
Full Week Special: $445/ per week
Contact us now about our Madloop windsurfing camp holiday program. Full dates below — our places can fill up fast, so don’t delay and call Alan on 021 958 812 for bookings today. Sessions are run over 4 days from 12 – 2pm at Lake Pupuke.
| 09-12 January 2024 | 12.00 - 2.00 pm | $225.00 | Enquire Now |
| 16-19 January 2024 | 12.00 - 2.00 pm | $225.00 | Enquire Now |
| 23-26 January 2024 | 12.00 - 2.00 pm | $225.00 | Enquire Now |
| 30 January to 02 February 2024 | 12.00 - 2.00 pm | $225.00 | Enquire Now |
Our Holiday Program runs throughout the school holidays but note availability is limited.
The Program runs for 4 consecutive days, 12 noon to 2.00 pm. We are quite flexible and can accommodate weekend and after school lessons and other arrangements. The holiday program is available as 4 day x 2 hour sessions (package cost: $225) and discounts are available for multiple bookings. Suitable for all ages.
Madloop’s windsurfing camp holiday program has been running for over 10 years and has built a strong reputation as being the North Shore’s best holiday program for windsurfing. With great, experienced instructors everyone gets the individual attention they need to master windsurfing basics confidently and progress towards more advanced windsurfing skills.
Activities 8-26 January
We're going on an Adventure!!!
Come with us exploring exciting and interesting animal habitats. You can journey to places around the world to connect with amazing animals and creatures that live in different places. You can discover fascinating facts through hands on, engaging activities and games. And you'll discover how you help them and their habitat through environmental choices at home.
Activities 8-31 January
We're going on an Adventure!!!
Come with us exploring exciting and interesting animal habitats. You can journey to places around the world to connect with amazing animals and creatures that live in different places. You can discover fascinating facts through hands on, engaging activities and games. And you'll discover how you help them and their habitat through environmental choices at home.
Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand, though it seems at first to have been used for the North Island only. Many meanings have been given for the name but with Maori names the true meaning can often be found only in a mythological story or in historical fiction illustrating either how the name was given or something of the ideas which prompted it. Aotearoa is made up of either two or three words, Aotea and roa or Ao tea and roa. Aotea could be the name of one of the canoes of the great migration, the great magellan cloud near the bright star Canopus in summer, a bird or even food; ao is a cloud, dawn, daytime, or world; tea white or clear, perhaps bright, while roa means long or tall.
The most popular and authoritative meaning usually given is “long white cloud”, and there are two stories current to illustrate this. It seems the voyagers to New Zealand were guided during the day by a long white cloud and at night by a long bright cloud. The more usual one tells how, when Kupe was nearing land after his long voyage, the first sign of land was the peculiar cloud hanging over it. Kupe drew attention to it and said “Surely is a point of land”. His wife, Hine-te-aparangi, called out “He ao! He ao!” (a cloud! a cloud!) Later Kupe decided to call the land after his wife's greeting to it, and the cloud which welcomed them. The name Aotea was given both to the Great Barrier and to the North Island, but the latter became Aotearoa, presumably because of its length.
According to certain authorities, the other meanings are: big glaring light (Hochstetter); continuously clear light, or land of abiding day (Stowell); long white world (Wilson); long bright world, long daylight, long lingering day, or long bright land (Cowan); and long bright day (Tregear). A good case could probably be made out for the land of abiding day, or similar names. Maui, who is closely connected with New Zealand in mythology, once snared the sun and beat him to make him travel more slowly across the sky. Perhaps Maui achieved the same end when he sailed south to fish up New Zealand where there is longer day with long twilight, particularly in the south.
'AOTEAROA', from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966.
Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/1966/aotearoa (accessed 06 Jan 2021)
With domestic travel currently the only wise activity within Covid restrictions, our local tourism industry could really do with the support so Linku2 are featuring on a number of articles to help you pick what would suit you and your family to get out and enjoy our beautiful country!
100% Pure New Zealand have some great articles to give you great ideas such as their North Island Must Do Experiences including our amazing Pouakai Crossing, stunning Cathedral Cove, Rotorua's geothermal spectacles and lots more. Check these out and enjoy every single one of them! NZ.com top North Island Activities ...
All year round it is a great time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. There are some wonderful parks and gardens around the country and lots of things for the kids to do apart from just enjoying being outside and so today we are featuring just a couple of the larger gardens you may want to visit while out and about with the family.
The Wintergardens are a feature of the Auckland Domain with the Auckland War Memorial Museum sitting at the highest point. There are formal gardens, duck ponds, large green open spaces edged by mature trees, bush walks and statuary. The 75ha park has been developed around the cone of an extinct volcano. The 'tuff rings' created by volcanic activity thousands of years ago can be seen in the land contours and forms a natural amphitheatre with about 10 hectares developed as first-class sports fields.
Hamilton Gardens are easy to reach on State Highway One just south of central Hamilton and have a wonderful selection of themed gardens. They have a wonderful Discovery Trail for the kids, also great Bingo fun for the kids as well as a Fantasy collection including mythical beasts in their Children's Tudor Trail
Founded in 1863 with the planting of an English oak tree, the Christchurch Botanic Gardens are extensive and contain an impressive array of plant collections that delight at any time of year
Always a beautiful place to visit, the Wellington Botanic Gardens has an excellent Children's Garden which is extra special for kids. This is a “living classroom” where the kids can have fun and learn about the plants that provide our food, clothes, houses and medicine. The Botanic Gardens also offer self-guided activities for the kids to enjoy.
So make sure you get out and about and enjoy our parks and activities ...